Japan has decided to simplify from January 1, 2018, certain visa requirements for the Ukrainian citizens going on short-term visits to Japan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kazuyuki Nakane said during a Thursday meeting in Kyiv with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, according to MFA Ukraine's press service.

The simplification will promote better conditions for tourists, businessmen, and other citizens who repeatedly visit Japan, as well as encourage further strengthening of people-to-people interactions, the press service reports.